古

gǔ

ancient

surname Gu; old; paleo-

ten (十) + mouth (口) = ten generations of oral tradition = ancient

Ten (十) generations of mouths (口) passing stories down — that which has been spoken across countless generations becomes ancient. The character captures how antiquity lives in transmitted speech.

十+口→古
十TenSemantic
口MouthSemantic

这座桥很古老,已经有几百年了。

zhè zuò qiáo hěn gǔ lǎo,yǐ jīng yǒu jǐ bǎi nián le。

This bridge is very ancient, it has already been around for several hundred years.

他对古代的历史和文化很感兴趣。

tā duì gǔ dài de lì shǐ hé wén huà hěn gǎn xìng qù。

He is very interested in ancient history and culture.

Words with 古

蒙古包

měng gǔ bāo

yurt

古往今来

gǔ wǎng jīn lái

since ancient times

古堡

gǔ bǎo

ancient castle

古代史

gǔ dài shǐ

ancient history

古诗

gǔ shī

old verse

亘古不变

gèn gǔ bù biàn

unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)

古老

gǔ lǎo

ancient

亘古

gèn gǔ

throughout time

古田

gǔ tián

see 古田縣|古田县[Gu3 tian2 Xian4]

内蒙古自治区

nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4] (abbr. to 蒙[Meng3])

千古

qiān gǔ

for all eternity

古筝

gǔ zhēng

guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times)

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